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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Impact assessment study of forest cover
Forest Survey of India , Dehradun carries out the assessment of forest cover biennially, since 1987 by using remote sensing techniques. The State/UTs wise and year wise details of forest cover are given in Annexure-I.
The gain in forest cover or improvement in forest canopy density may be attributed to better conservation measures, protection, afforestation activities, tree plantation drives and promotion of agroforestry. While, the decrease in forest cover in few states may be attributed to natural calamities, anthropogenic pressure and developmental activities.
The Ministry provides technical and financial assistance to States/UTs under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely Green India Mission , Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme, CAMPA, Nagar Van Yojana and other schemes of line ministries to increase the forest and tree cover of the country as per the mandate of National Forest Policy, 1988.
The Forest Survey of India, Dehradun detects forest fire occurring in the country on a daily basis through advanced remote sensing technologies and disseminates forest fire alerts to all States and UTs on a near-real time basis. The details of forest fire alerts generated since 2018 is given at Annexure-II.
The Ministry has not conducted any specific study to assess the impacts of increase or decrease of forest cover in the last 10 years.
Annexure I
State/UTs wise details of Forest Cover from ISFR 2017 to ISFR 2021

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State/UT
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Geographical area
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ISFR 2017
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ISFR 2019
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ISFR 2021
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Andhra Pradesh|
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1,62,968
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28,147
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29,137
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29,784
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Arunachal Pradesh
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83,743
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66,964
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66,688
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66,431
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Assam
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78,438
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28,105
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28,327
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28,312
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Bihar
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94,163
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7,299
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7,306
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7,381
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Chhattisgarh
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1,35,192
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55,547
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55,611
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55,717
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Delhi
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1,483
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192.41
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195.44
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195
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Goa
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3,702
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2,229
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2,237
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2,244
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Gujarat
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1,96,244
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14,757
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14,857
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14,926
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Haryana
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44,212
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1,588
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1,602
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1,603
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Himachal Pradesh
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55,673
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15,100
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15,434
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15,443
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Jharkhand
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79,716
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23,553
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23,611
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23,721
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Karnataka
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1,91,791
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37,550
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38,575
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38,730
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Kerala
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38,852
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20,321
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21,144
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21,253
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Madhya Pradesh
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3,08,252
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77,414
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77,482
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77,493
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Maharashtra
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3,07,713
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50,682
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50,778
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50,798
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Manipur
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22,327
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17,346
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16,847
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16,598
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Meghalaya
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22,429
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17,146
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17,119
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17,046
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Mizoram
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21,081
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18,186
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18,006
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17,820
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Nagaland
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16,579
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12,489
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12,486
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12,251
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Odisha
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1,55,707
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51,345
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51,619
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52,156
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Punjab
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50,362
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1,837
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1,849
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1,847
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Rajasthan
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3,42,239
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16,572
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16,630
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16,655
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Sikkim
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7,096
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3,344
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3,342
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3,341
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Tamil Nadu
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1,30,060
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26,281
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26,364
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26,419
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Telangana
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1,12,077
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20,419
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20,582
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21,214
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Tripura
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10,486
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7,726
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7,726
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7,722
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Uttar Pradesh
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2,40,928
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14,679
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14,806
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14,818
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Uttarakhand
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53,483
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24,295
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24,303
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24,305
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West Bengal
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88,752
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16,847
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16,902
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16,832
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A&N Islands
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8,249
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6,742
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6,743
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6,744
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Chandigarh
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114
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21.56
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22.03
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22.88
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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602
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227.49
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227.49
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227.75
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Daman & Diu
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Jammu & Kashmir
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2,22,236
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23,241
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21,358
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21,387
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Ladakh
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0
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2,254
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2,272
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Lakshadweep
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|
30
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27.10
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27.10
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27.10
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Puducherry
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490
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53.67
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52.41
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53.30
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Grand Total
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32,87,469
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7,08,273
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7,12,249
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7,13,789
Annexure II
State/UT-wise number of forest fire detected by Forest Survey of India using MODIS sensors since 2018. 
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S.No.
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State/UT
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Jan 2018 to June 2018
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Nov 2018 to June 2019
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Nov 2019 to June 2020
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Nov 2020 to June 2021
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Nov 2021 to June 2022
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Nov 2022
to June 2023
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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3
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6
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15
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2
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3
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10
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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1785
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1748
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1080
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2888
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1716
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2526
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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491
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926
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660
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1109
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1116
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659
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4
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Assam
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1660
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1940
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3000
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3387
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2305
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2741
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5
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Bihar
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223
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|
203
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|
50
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|
537
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|
222
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|
390
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6
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Chandigarh
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0
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0
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0
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0
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|
0
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0
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7
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Chhattisgarh
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3331
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1608
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416
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3112
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1942
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1581
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8
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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0
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0
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|
1
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|
3
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|
1
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|
1
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|
9
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Daman & Diu
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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|
10
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Delhi
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4
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2
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|
3
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5
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|
5
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|
0
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11
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Goa
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|
9
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|
11
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|
4
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|
10
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|
5
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|
7
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|
12
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Gujarat
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|
572
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|
224
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|
202
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422
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|
236
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|
260
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|
13
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Haryana
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43
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24
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|
39
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25
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37
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|
34
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14
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Himachal Pradesh
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748
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|
142
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80
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|
533
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601
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97
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15
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Jammu & Kashmir|
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742
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|
62
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62
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131
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|
524
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19
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|
16
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Jharkhand
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|
666
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|
363
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|
101
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1563
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|
630
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|
753
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17
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Karnataka
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|
1068
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1228
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|
538
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932
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|
800
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|
1935
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|
18
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Kerala
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|
128
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|
192
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|
142
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|
51
|
|
61
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|
231
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|
19
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Lakshadweep
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
0
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|
20
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Madhya Pradesh
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|
4929
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|
2723
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|
1383
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|
7103
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|
3908
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|
1887
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|
21
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Maharashtra
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|
3919
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|
2516
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|
1102
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|
4297
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|
2309
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|
1485
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|
22
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Manipur
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|
1606
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|
1752
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|
2475
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|
3252
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|
1638
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|
2295
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|
23
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Meghalaya
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|
1664
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|
1545
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|
1826
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|
2052
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|
1431
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|
1378
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|
24
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|
Mizoram
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|
2339
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|
2795
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|
2816
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|
4345
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|
2105
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|
2635
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|
25
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|
Nagaland
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|
935
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|
1057
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|
1248
|
|
1726
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|
1309
|
|
1030
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|
26
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|
Odisha
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|
3735
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|
2123
|
|
1326
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|
5307
|
|
2086
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|
4024
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|
27
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|
Puducherry
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|
4
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|
0
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|
1
|
|
1
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
28
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|
Punjab
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|
487
|
|
77
|
|
52
|
|
171
|
|
128
|
|
59
|
|
29
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|
Rajasthan
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|
292
|
|
386
|
|
420
|
|
447
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|
238
|
|
232
|
|
30
|
|
Sikkim
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|
1
|
|
11
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|
5
|
|
17
|
|
11
|
|
17
|
|
31
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|
Tamil Nadu
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|
221
|
|
752
|
|
187
|
|
202
|
|
151
|
|
359
|
|
32
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|
Telangana
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|
1918
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|
1246
|
|
1042
|
|
2566
|
|
1372
|
|
1457
|
|
33
|
|
Tripura
|
|
861
|
|
1195
|
|
1467
|
|
1664
|
|
310
|
|
1220
|
|
34
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|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
1165
|
|
855
|
|
396
|
|
1667
|
|
905
|
|
568
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|
35
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|
Uttarakhand
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|
1385
|
|
1578
|
|
167
|
|
2710
|
|
1337
|
|
576
|
|
36
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
125
|
|
257
|
|
141
|
|
548
|
|
233
|
|
679
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|
Total
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37059
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|
29547
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|
22447
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|
52785
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|
29675
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|
31145Jammu & Kashmir includes Ladakh
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.